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BENJAMIN II. SNAVE'LY, OF BRUNNERVILLE,-- AND THOMAS H. KELLER, OF LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA.

CIGAR-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 617,366, dated January 10, 1899. Application filed January 19, 1897. Serial No. 619,817. (No model.)

To all whom it may conccrn: end of the machine to which the power is ap= Beitknown that W6,BENJAMIN ILSNAVELY, plied; Fig. 1, Sheet 7, a perspective view of residing at Brunnerville, and THOMAS H. spring-plate V; Fig. 5, a rear elevation of KELLER, residing at Lititz, in the county of the machine; Fig. 6, a rear perspective view, 5 5 5 Lancasterand State of Pennsylvania, citizens taken from the direction of arrow 6, Fig. 3,

of the United States, have invented certain of the mechanism actuating the finger secur- Improvements in Cigar-Machines, of which ing the tuck end of the wrapper in place as the following is a specification. the rolling of the same around the filling be- This invention relates to improvements in gins; and Fig.- 7, a front perspective View of :0 that class of cigar-machines designed more the same mechanism, taken from the direcparticularly for rolling the wrappers around tion of arrow 7, Fig. 3. Fig. 6 shows the bunches or around fillers; and the objects of finger and the parts. actuating the same in the our improvements are, first, to automatically positions occupied thereby when a Wrapper is apply the wrapper and to shape the cigar; to be put in place, and Fig. 7 the same parts 15 second, to automatically spread the wrapper in the positions they occupy after the spreadas it is fed between the rolls; third, to autoing-brush has been engaged with the wrapinatically hold the tuck end of the cigar in per. Fig. 8, Sheet 6, is a detached perspecplace as the rolling of the wrapper about the tive view of the finger and the portion of the bunch or the filler begins; fourth, to autodriving-shaft to which it is attached, said fin- 7o 20 matically sever the surplus portion of the ger being shown in the position occupied wrapper from the tuck of the cigar; fifth, to thereby when holding down the tuck of a automatically apply paste for securing the wrapper; and Fig. 9, Sheet 10, an enlarged head end of the Wrapper on the. cigar; sixth, side View of the finger and of the sleeve to to automatically shape the head of the cigar; which it is attached. Fig. 10, Sheet 10, is 25 seventh, to automatically sever the surplus an outside elevation of the gear actuating from the head end of the wrapper, and, eighth, the shaft through which motion is commuto automatically hold the wrapper while the nicated to the reciprocating table; Fig. 11, head of the cigar is being finished and while Sheet 8, an inside elevation of a portion of the surplus of the head of the wrapper is besaid gear; Fig. 11, a vertical section on 3o ing severed from the cigar. broken line 11 11 of Fig. 11; and Fig. 12, a Our invention consists in a cigar-machine vertical section on broken line 12 12 of Fig. provided with mechanism for accomplishing 5, showing the gear through which said shaft these objects, as hereinafter fully described, actuates the reciprocating table. Fig. 13 is and then pointed out in the claims. a section on broken line 13 13 of Fig. 1, 5 Our invention is illustrated in the accomshowing the gear through which the rollers panying drawings, forming a part of this are actuated; and Fig. 14, Sheet 9, a vertical specification, in whichsection of one of the shafts of said gear, show Figure 1 is an elevation of the front of a ing a device for removably securing the shapmachine embodying our improvements, the ing-cores of the rollers to the frame of the o 0 various parts being shown in the positions machine. Fig. 15 is an outside elevation of occupied thereby when a wrapper is .to be that end of the machine at which the wrap put in place to be rolled around the filling of ping of the head of the cigar is finished, the a cigar, parts being cut away; and Fig. 2, a parts being shown in the position occupied top plan view showing the parts of the mathereby before the wrapping begins; Fig. 16, 5 5 chine in the same position, a portion of the a similar View, but showing the position ocwrapper-spreading brush being cut away. cupied by the same parts after the head of Fig. 3 is front perspective View of the mathe cigar is finished; Fig. 16, a side view on chine, the various parts being shown in the broken line 16 16 of Fig. 16, showing the position occupied thereby after a wrapper is double crank through which said parts are too 50 secured in position to be rolled about the fillactuated; Fig. 17, Sheet 10, a view of the same ing of a cigar; Fig. 4, an elevation of the parts occupying the position shown in Fig. 5*

15, but taken on broken line 17 17 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 18, Sheet 11, a similar View on said broken line 17 17 but showing the parts in the position they occupy as the head of the cigar is finished. Fig. 19 is an enlarged side view of one of the rollers detached from the machine; Fig. 20, a similar view of the core or shaper of the roller; Fig. 21, a view of a portion of one of the rollers, partially in section; Fig. 22, a vertical section on broken line 22 22 of Fig. 19, and Fig. 23 an end elevation of the geared end of a roller. Fi 24:, Sheet 12, is a top view of a modification of the mechanism for feeding the wrapper to the rollers; Fig. 25, a section thereof on broken line 25 25 of Fig. 2f; Fig. 24, a side view of the sleeve, seen from the direction of arrow 12 and Fig. 24 a rear view of the brush and its support, seen from the direction of arrow y. Fig. 26, Sheet 13, is a top view of the parts for holding and cutting away the surplus of the head ends of the wrappers, showing the same in an open position; Fig. 27, a face view of the section of the headformer that registers with that carried by the stock of the knife; Fig. 28, a vertical section 011 broken line 28 28 of Fig. 2, showing the knife closed and the sections of the headformer united; and Fig. 29, an enlarged outer face View of the mechanism for holding and cutting off the head end of the wrapper while the head of the cigar is being completed. Fig. 30, Sheet 14, is a top plan view of a portion of the machine, showing the location of the blower-tube in full lines; and Fig. 31, a rear view showing an elevation of the blower, its operating mechanism, and the tube.

Similar letters and numerals indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the details of the drawings, A indicates the bed-plate of the machine; A, a standard supporting the end of the machine to which the power is applied; A a standard supporting the end of the machine at which the head of the cigar is formed, and A a platform having slots at and a longitudinally thereof and supported on the rear portion of standard A and in bracket a projecting outward from standard A In front of platform A are arranged three rollers parallel therewith and one above the other. The uppermost of these rollers, b, is located at about the height of said platform or somewhat higher an d is supported in standard A and in a bracket (t projecting inward from standard A The other two rollers, b and b respectively, are longer than roller 1) and are directly supported by both of said standards A A The said three rollers are so disposed as to form the'inner and bottom portions of a longitudinal pocket in which the bunch or the fillers are placed to have the wrapper applied thereto. Beneath roller Z) is a rockshaft B, journaled in the standards, and on the end of said shaft and adjacent to the inner face of standard A is an arm 13, extending diagonally upward and having a head on the free end thereof, offset so as to take over a lower section a of standard A. On the other end of rock-shaft B is a second arm B located adjacent to standard A and curving outward and upward, whereby the head B thereon is located opposite head B and in these heads are supported, one above the other, two rollers b and Z), respectively, so disposed as to complete the formation of said pocket when said arms are closed toward platform A as will be explained. lVhen rollers b b are opened out from rollers Z), I), and 12 so as to discharge a completed cigar, they are again restored to their normal positions through a lever B having one end pivoted to arm 13 at Z) and fulcrumed to the vibrating end of a link B, pivoted at I) to an outwardly-extendin g bracket a of standard A. Pivot Z) forms a rest or stop for lever B when the outer end of said lever is lowered to close rollers 12 and Z) upon the other rollers. The construction just described is shown in Fig. 3 of Sheet 3 and in Fig. 13 of Sheet 8. Lever B may be actuated by hand or automatically through a connecting-rod B actuated from a machine (not shown) operating in unison with this machine and which feeds the fillers or the bunches to the pocket formed by the rollers and while rollers 11 and b are in an open position. In Fig. 13 the parts are shown in a closed position in full lines and in a partially-closed position by broken lines hen in a closed position, rollers 11 and 11* are opened out from rollers I), Z and b by the engagement of an arm on one of the shafts with the under side of a shoulder B on lever B as will be explained.

Each roller, Figs. 19 to 23, both inclusive, Sheet 11, has a rigid rod 11 that serves as a core and a shaper for the outer parts of the roller, and the ends of this rod are rigidly secured in said arm-heads B and B or in bracket a the part Z2 of said rod, on which is formed the roller proper, being bent to a shape corresponding with that which it is desired to give the cigar. Removably placed on said rod is a sleeve b constructed of coiled wire and having rigidly secured on the end adjacent to head B a pinion b meshing with a gear-wheel to be described. The portion of sleeve 1) embracing the forming part b of the roller is covered by a jacket b, of rubber or other elastic material, rigidly secured thereto. In the general figures of the drawings rod 11 is shown as rigidly secured in its bearings; but in practice these rods are removably secured in said heads, as shown in Fig. 14, Sheet 9. One of said rods is illustrated in this figure as removably secured in a head by a cap-plate U and a clamp-screw I); but it may be so secured in any other wellknown manner. \Vhen in operation, the shapingcore b of each roller is rigidly held in its bearings, while sleeve 12 and jacket I) are revolved around said shaping-core through pinion Z2 On platform A is a reciprocating table l),

which moves thereon longitudinally of the rollers. This reciprocating table D is actuated through a driving-shaft E, Figs. 2, 3, and 4, a pinion e on said driving-shaft, a gear-wheel e on a shaft E, a pinion 2 on said shaft E, a gear-wheel e on a shaft E journaled in an arm a of standard Aand in an arm a of a post A on a bracket of said standard, a crank D, Fig. 5, on shaft E a connecting-rod D and a bell-crank lever D connected with a link' 01, pivoted to a plate D Fig. 12, Sheet 8, uniting a collar D on shaft E with the journal-bearing D of a vertical shaft D said vertical shaft extending up through slot at of platform A and'being connected with said reciprocating table, as will be described.

For the purposes of this specification the end of the machine toward which the tuck end of the cigar is formed will be termed the tuck end and that at which the head of the cigar is formed the head end. An examination of Fig. 5, Sheet 5, will show that the upward movement of crank D shifts reciprocating table D from the tuck end of the machine toward the head end thereof and the downward movement from the head end toward the tuck end of said machine.

The support of journal-bearing D Fig. 12, Sheet 8, is bifurcated, and each of the jaws d formed by the bifurcation is rigidly connected with the sleeve D embracing shaft E. Vertical shaft D passes through bearing D and has its lower end journaled in a socket (not shown) in the top of sleeve D 011 said lower end of vertical shaft D is a bevel-pinion (P, which meshes with a bevelgear 01 on a revoluble sleeve D on shaft E, and located between collar D and sleeve D and on the inside of revoluble sleeve D is'a stud 61 that engages a longitudinal groove 01 in shaft E. Through stud d and groove d rotary motion is communicated to sleeve D bevel-gear d pinion (Z and vertical shaft D the upper end of which passes through a bearing in reciprocating table D and has a bevel-gear d on the extremity thereof and resting on said table. As motion is transmitted to both crank D and vertical shaft D through gearing on shaft E, said vertical shaft is actuated whenever motion is imparted to reciprocating table D.

On the end of reciprocating table D toward the tuck end of the machine are arms 01 Figs. 3 and 4 and Fig. 12 of Sheet 8, wherein is journaled the hinge-rod F ofa frame carrying a flat brush for holding and spreadingthe cigarwrapper as it is drawn between the rollers and circular brushes for deflecting the wrapper between said rollers and further spreading the same. Said frame has a horizontal bar F, disposed parallel with hinge-rod F, and on said horizontal bar are lugs fiwherein the hinge-rod F is secured. On the side of horizontal bar F opposite lugs f are formed arms F F Fig. 2. In bearings f on the ends of arms F F is journaled an approximatel y horizontal shaft F having on the front end, outside of the adjacent arm F, a circular brush F and on the opposite end, outside of arm F a gear-Wheel f and below shaft F is a shaft F having on the end journaled in arm F a gear-wheel f that meshes with gear-wheel f From arm F shaft F is inclined downward and carries on the extremity of the end journaled in arm F and outside of brush F a circular brush F here brushes F and F lap each other, they are separated by a vertical plate 3, secured to arm F and which prevents interference between said brushes. On shaft F is a bevelgear f adapted to mesh with bevel-gear d of vertical shaft D when said gear-wheel f is in an operative position, as shown in Fig. 12 of Sheet 8. Extending over shaft F is a curved arm F having jaws f formed on its lower end, through which it is hinged on hinge-rod F. The upper end of said arm F extends beyond shaft F and has secured thereto the lip f of a depending rod F to a tongue f on the lower end whereof is adjustably secured a horizontally-disposed brush F (see Fig. 30,) which when the parts are in an operating position presses the wrapper upon reciprocating table D and spreads the same as it is drawn into the pocket formed by rollers b If. Rigidly secured on hinge-rod F is a lever, (see Figs. 1, 3, and 5,) one arm F whereof extends upward and toward shafts F and F and which has on its free end a weight F The other arm F of said lever extends downward through slot to of platform A and serves to actuate parts of the mechanism hereinafter to be described. It is also through this lever-arm F (see Fig. that the brush-carrying frame is thrown up to permit a wrapper to be placed on the reciprocating table to be drawn between said rollers, as will be explained. In operating, the brush-carrying frame being raised so as to uncover the reciprocating table and the whole length of the entrance to the pocket formed by said rollers b I), as seen in Figs. land 2,

the wrapper is put in place on said table, as shown by broken lines WV of said figures, with the tuck end of the same covering the tuck end of the bunch or the fillers in said pocket, and then the wrapper is secured in position by lowering the brush-carrying frame, so that the brushes thereon secure said wrapper in place. As the wrapper is drawn into said pocket brush F holds the same, so that it maintains the proper direction as it passes from the reciprocating table,

while brushes F F properly deflect the wrapper into the roller-pocket. The brush-carrying frame is lowered into an operating position by hand by grasping weight F or it may be lowered automatically through a rod (illustrated by broken lines f Figs. 1,2, and 3) connected wit-l1 cooperating mechanism. Horizontally-disposed brush F? is pivoted to its support so that it may be properly ad justed horizontally.

4. erases Driving-shaft E is journaled in post A of a bracket A secured to the outer face of standard A, and in said standard, power being applied to the outer end of said shaft either through a hand-crank A or by means of a pulleyand belt. (Not shown.) That time may be allowed the attendant to place a fresh wrapper on reciprocating table D before the same begins its movement from the tuck end of the roller-pocket toward the head end thereof the connection between pinion e of driving-shaft E and gear-wheel c of shaft E is broken. This is accomplished by constructing gear-wheel c with a toothless segment r Fig. 4:, whereby said pinion and gear-wheel are thrown out of gear when segment 9 reaches the point at which the teeth of said pinion and gear-wheel mesh, unless other connection between the same is established, as will be described. On the face of pinion e is rigidly secured a plate G, Fig. 3, having jaws g, adapted to interlock with jaws 1 Figs. at, 10, and 11, of a radially-reeiprocating head G on the outer face of gear-wheel e. IVith the completion of the movement of the reciprocating table D from the head to the tuck end of the machine toothless segment 9 of gear-wheel e is at the point at which engagement between the teeth of said pinion and those of said gear-wheel is made, and head G, Fig. 10 of Sheet 10, is in such retracted position that the jaws q thereof cannot be engaged by jaws g of pinion e, so that no movement can be transmitted from that pinion to gear-wheel c.

Driving'shaft E extends through standard A to and between the tuck ends of rollers Z) Zr, and on the extremity of said extended end of driving-shaft E is formed a cutting disk or blade h, Figs. 0, 7, and 8. On said shaft, adjacent to standard A, is an elongated gearwheel B adapted to mesh with the pinions Z2 on sleeves l) of the rollers Z) b", and inside of said gear-wheel B is a reciprocating sleeve II, embracing said shaft E, Fig. 8, Sheet 6, and Fig. 9, Sheet 10, the sleeve H having thereon a collar II, provided with an annular groove h, through which said collar is pivoted 011 opposite sides to sleeve II by pins 7L2, so that collar II can be given an angular movement on said sleeve with reference to the periphery thereof about pins 72/ the collar being sufliciently large to allow such angular movement on the sleeve. In groove h of collar II are loosely engaged the jaws 72 of a rock-shaft 11 to be described, and attached to the front of collar II is a fingerI'I to which movement is imparted by the angular movement of said collar and which holds the tuck end of the wrapper in place when the rolling of the same about the filling of the cigar is begun. Inside of collar II two ears h are formed on the end of sleeve H, between which the said finger is engaged when depressed, and on driving-shaft E, inside of the limit of the inward movement of sleeve II, a collar II is rigidly secured,

whereon isa shoulder 7r", also adapted to be engaged by linger II" when depressed,whereby when so depressed rotary motion is imparted to said finger, the sleeve II, and the collar II within the jaws 7L3.

The mechanisms through which are actuated reciprocating head G, carrying jaws g on gear-wheel e, and the finger H are intimately connected and will be described together. These mechanisms are illustrated more particularly in Fig. 5 of Sheet 5, Fig. 0 of Sheet 6, and Fig. 7 of Sheet 7. Inside of standard A is a rocking post I, having on its lower end feet 2', journaled in bearings 1 on bed-plate A. The head or upper end of post I is bifurcated, and in the jaws 2" thus formed is j ournaled rock-shaft H through which sleeve II and finger H are actuated. In bearings K on the inner face of standard A is journaled a r0ck-shaft K, having rigidly keyed thereon an upwardly-extending arm K pivoted to an outwardly-projecting arm I, rigidly attached to the rock-shaft II", and from said rock-shaft K is rigidly supported an inwardly-extending lip K, located back of the inner face of post I and connected with rock-shaft K by a stem K, passing around one side of said post I. This lip K having its free end curved downward, is adapted to be engaged by lever-arm F secured to hingerod F of the brush-frame, when said frame is lowered from an open to an operative position, whereby the head of post I is moved inward, carrying sleeve II toward cutting-disk h 011 the inner end of driving-shaft E, at the same time somewhat lowering the free end of finger H as shown in Figs. 3 and 7. The rear end of rock-shaft K is curved outward beyond the outer face of standard A, and its extremity K is bent downward and outward to form a shoulder engaged by the upper end of a vertical spring-rod K", whereby said rockshaft K is prevented from being accidentally moved from the position in which it is placed by the positive action of the mechanism through which it is actuated. The lower end of spring-rod K is attached to bed-plate A.

Below rock-shaft K in bearings L on the inner face of standard A is also journaled a rock-shaft L, likewise having its rear end L curved and bent in the same manner as is the outer end K of rock-shaft K, the shoulder formed by the extremity of said end of rock-shaft L being engaged by the upper end of a spring-rod L and for the same purpose. On rock-shaft L on the outer side of rocking post I is rigidly secured an upwardly-extending arm L having on its upper end an inwardly and rearwardly bent extension l, the extremity Z whereof is turned toward the inner face of rocking post I and in the path of movement thereof when said post is rocked inward, whereby the upper end of said arm L is actuated in the same direction with rocking post I. Parallel with driving-shaft E and outside of rocking post I is a rock-shaft M, Figs. 1, 6, and 7, journaled in bearings m on of another pin m on said pin-wheel.

bed-plate A, and keyed to said rock-shaft M, outside of standard A, is a rock-bar M, that extends up between pinion e and a pin-wheel M keyed on driving-shaft E. At m a lever M is fulcru med to the upper end of said r0ck bar 1 The upper arm of this lever extends above driving-shaftE and is bent so as to form a bight m therein, whereby the end of said upper arm is adapted to play transversely above driving-shaft E. On the end of said upper arm is an outwardly-extendinglip m adapted to be interposed in the path of travel of a horizontal pin m on the inner face of pin-wheel m and on the lower arm of lever M is also an outwardly-extending lip m adapted to be moved into the path of travel The extremity of the lower arm of lever M is pro- ,vided with a perforated lip m through which perforation and a similar perforation in the bent extension Z arm L is connected with said lever M by a rod M To rock-bar M is also pivoted a curved extension 11 of a rod N, Figs. 6 and 10, and Fig. 11, Sheet 8, passing behind gear-wheel e and connecting said bar with the mechanism to be described,whereby reciprocating head G is drawn out to the periphery of said gear-wheel e in position for the jaws g thereon to be engaged by jaws g of pinion 6. On rock-shaft M, inside of standard A, Fig. 6, is a rearwardly-extending arm M having a perforated lip m on the vibrating end thereof. Through this perforation and one of a series of perforations 1' through an arm 1 rigidly secured to rock-shaft H arm M is connected with said arm I by arod 1 In operating, when the brush-frame is lowered to place the brushes carried thereby in their normal positions arm F of said brushframe engages and depresses lip K of rockshaft K, (see Fig. 5 of Sheet 5,) turning said rock-shaft K and throwing arm K inward, thus also moving the upper end of post I inward and the sleeve H in the same direction toward cutting-disk h, at the same time somewhat depressing finger H as shown in Fig. 7. In its inward movement post I engages extremity Z of arm L drawing the lower arm of lever M with it, whereby lip m of the upper arm of said lever M is forced toward the face of pin-wheel M and in the path of travel of the pin m thereon. The rotation of driving-shaft E engages said pin m with said lip m forcing rock-bar M forward until said pin and lip are disengaged the one from the other. This movement of rock-bar M also turns rockshaft M, raises arm M and through rod 1 arm 1 and rock-shaft H depresses the free end of the finger until it bears upon cutting disk or blade h of drivingshaft E, as shown in Fig. 8 of Sheet 6, the wrapper having previously been placed in proper position for being rolled around the cigar-filling and with the tuck end thereof lapping blade h, so that said finger secures the tuck end of the wrapper on said blade. Through connectingrod N and intermediate mechanism, to be described, this movement of rock-bar M draws reciprocating head G outward in slot N of gear-wheel 6 until the jaws g thereon project sufficiently beyond the periphery to be engaged by jaws g of pinion e, as shown in Fig. 4.

In a post P, Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, and a lug p on the tuck end of platform A is journaled a rock-shaft P. On the outside of this rock-shaft is formed a downwardly-extending arm P having the free end 1) thereof broadened and adapted to be engaged bya curved rib p on the outer face of gear-wheel 6 whereby said arm is raised, and on the inside of rock-shaft P is an inwardly-extending arm P ,havingonits free end the roller p adapted to be pressed upon the edge of blade 72 on the inner end of driving-shaft E when arm P is raised, by which means the surplus of the tuck end of the wrapper is severed from the cigar.

The mechanism through which rod N connects bar M of rock-shaft M and reciprocating head G of gear-wheel e is illustrated in Figs. tand 10 and Figs. 11 and 11 of Sheet 8.

Said rod N has on its rear end a head N, on

the inner face whereof is a boss N of less diameter than said head, and which bears against the inner face of gear-wheel e, the shaft E passing through a slot at in said head N and boss N Boss N is loosely engaged by a collar N having thereon a lateral extension n connected with said head G by a shoulder a passing through a radial slot N in gear-wheel (2. When rock-bar M is drawn forward by the engagement of lip m of lever M with pin m of pin-wheel M rod N is also drawn forward, carrying in the same direction the parts connected therewith, whereby jaws g of reciprocating head G are projected beyond the toothless segment 9 of gear-wheel e at'such timeas to engage jaws g of pinion e, and when said rock-bar M is again thrown back into its normal position said jaws g are also retracted and are held out of range of jaws g of pinion 6. Slot n, through head N of rod'N and boss N permits said head and boss to be moved transversely of shaft E, so that when the center of said head and boss is off of the center of shaft E the boss N forms a cam, through which and collar N 3 a reciprocating movement is imparted to head G. The arrangement of parts is such that when the head N is drawn forward the head G is thrown toward the periphery of gear-wheel e in time for the jaws on said head to engage jaws g of pinion e.

The mechanism for-finishing the head of the cigar is actuated through a pinion e on driving-shaft E and a gear-wheel e on a shaft E journaled in a bracket (i on post A and in standards A and A Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4:. This mechanism is called into action only when the head of a cigar is to be finished, and while the other parts of the machine are operatingit remains inactive. We ac complish this result by imparting an intermittent movement to shaft E. \Vith this end in view two toothless segments are formed nearly opposite each other in the periphery of gear-wheel e", and on opposite sides of hub c of said gear-wheel are pivotally attached levers It, extending outward to and beyond segments r. Levers R pass through loops '2" secured to the face of gear-wheel E and adjacent to toothless segments 7, in which loops said levers play toward and from the face of said gear-wheel, being normally held away from the gear-wheel by coiled springs r seated in recesses in the face of gear-wheel E and bearing against the inner faces of levers R. In arm a of post A is secured an inwardly-extending arm R, having on its inner end jaws r, in which is journaled an upwardly-inclined rock-shaft 7", having formed thereon an inclined lever R the front end whereof extends upward and has a lip r thereon adapted to engage the outer faces of levers R. The rear arm "1' of lever R extends downwardly to the rear and has on the end thereof a beveled end 0, adapted to be engaged by each of two studs r on the outer face of gear-wheel c, said studs being located to one side of a diametrical line through said gear-wheel. Around rock-shaft r is coileda spring 0*", (shown in Fig. 1,) and the upper end 7' of said springpasses around and bears upon the rear arm o of lever R as seen in Fig. 2, to maintain said lever B at the proper degree of slope. When the mechanism that forms the head of the cigar is to remain inactive, the toothless segments r of gear'wh eel e are at the point of contact of the teeth of said gear-wheel and of pinion 6 but as the headforming mechanism is to be operated beveled end 0' of inclined lever R is engaged byone of the studs 9- when lip r of said lever is pressed inward against one of the levers R, forcing the same into the path of travel of a stud r on the face of pinion 6 whereby gear-wheel e is rotated until the teeth of said pinion and gear-wheel mesh, actuating said head-forming mechanism in one direction until the other toothless segment r of gear-wheel e is at the point of the intersection of the teeth of said gear-wheel and the pinion. hen the other stud r engages beveled end 7 of the inclined lever R the action of the gear-wheel and the pinion is repeated and the head-formin g mechanism is actuated in the opposite direction, as will be described. In post A is a detent If, that extends inward toward gear-wheel (2 far enough to be engaged by levers R, when in their normal position, to stop the revolution of said gear-wheel at the proper time; but there is sufficient space between said detent and gear-wheel e to permit said levers R to pass between them when pressed against the face of said gearqvheel by the lip of lever R Beneath shaft E and between it and rockshaft B is a rock-shaft E, having a lip R thereon adjacent to standard A and a tripping-arm R" adjacent to standard A and which engages and raises the lower arm F at the beginning of the movement of reciprocating table D from the head end to the tuck end of platform A. Said tripping-arm is actuated through the engagement of lip B, Fig. 13 of Sheet 8, by an arm on shaft Efiwhich arm also opens out the rollers 11 and l)" by engaging shoulder 13 on lever as previously explained.

The mechanism for forming the heads of the cigars is actuated through shaft E For this mechanism see Figs. 15, 1(3, and 16, Sheet 9; Fig. 17, Sheet 10; Fig. 18, Sheet 11, and Figs. 26 and 29, Sheet 13. 011 said shaft is a double crank, Fig. 16, located outside of and adjacent to standard A The wrist 4 of said crank is pivoted in the inner web 5 and rigidly secured in the outer web 6. On wrist 7 of the vibrating end of outer web 6 a connecting-rod 8 is pivoted and thence extends diagonally forward and upward and is pivoted in a wrist 9 on the vibrating end of a lever-arm 10, rigidlysecured on a fulcrum 11, turning in the upright portion of an upwardly-curved bracket 12, extending outward from standard A and on the inner end of said fulcrum 11 and on the inside of bracket 12 is formed a head 13, having in the inner face thereof a recess 14, that forms half the mold in which are shaped the heads of the cigars. In the head 15 of lever-arm 10 is a shoulder 10, through which is actuated one of the jaws 1'7 and 18, that grip the head end of the wrapper, as will be explained. On wrist t of the double crank is pivoted a connecting-rod 19, which extends downward and has its lower end pivoted in a wrist on a lever-arm 21, which extends diagonally upward and rearwardly and is fulcrum ed at 22 to standard A The lever-arm 23, forming an extension of lever-arm 21, has on its outer end a head 24-, extending outward from said standard and then inward over the same, said inward extension 25 being adapted to play over the bracket a on said standard, and which supports the head end of roller 1). In said head 24: is secured an angular blade 27, that severs the surplus of the head ends of the wrappers as the formation of the heads of the cigars is finished, as will be explained. On a stud 28 on bracket 12 are pivoted jaws 1'7 and 18, which close upon and hold the head end of the wrapper while the final turn of the cigar is being made and until the surplus of the head end of said wrapper is severed by angular blade 27. Jaw 17 is closed toward jaw 18 by the pressure of shoulder 16 of head 15 on a cam 29, rigidly secured to said jaw and extending downward and forward beneath said shoulder 16,while jaw 18 is closed toward jaw 17 by the pressure on the back thereof of a pin 30 on lever-arm 23. These jaws are opened by the tension of a spring 31, wound around stud 28, and having one end engaging the back of cam 29 on jaw 17 and the other end engaging a perforation in jaw 18. 011 fulcrum 22 and inside of lever-arm 23 (Fig.

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